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Lost-wax bronze cast, dark patina, by Fonderie de Coubertin, FranceFoundry stamp on base %u201cFC%u201d with shell motiveSigned on the base %u201cGudmar%u201dEdition 5/8Height 145 cm, length 135 cm, depth 100 cm, weight 140 kgThis sculpture comes with a certificate of authenticity by the artist%u2019s estate.PROVENANCEGudmar Olovson Estate, SwedenBIBLIOGRAPHYGudmar Olovson %u2013 Sculptures, %u00c9ditions Arcapea (1987)Gudmar Olovson Sculptor (p.18,25,34,44,121) Patrice Dubois and Harald Friberg, Warne F%u00f6rlag (2006)Gudmar Olovson Sculpteur, Patrice Dubois (2007)Gudmar Olovson Falsterbo Open Air Museum, Jan Jingryd (2009)La Concorde is among Olovson%u2019s most evocative tributes to movement and harmony. The young woman appears captured in the very instant of ascent, her body pitched forward, one leg extended, arms trailing behind like the wake of air. She is poised on the threshold between earth and flight, a moment of tension and grace made eternal in bronze. Her slender, streamlined form echoes the dynamism of the supersonic aircraft whose name she shares, yet her expression and gesture remain entirely human, intimate, tender and profoundly alive.Previous casts in this size: %u2022%u0009Falsterbo Open Air Museum, Sweden%u2022%u0009Promenade de Cagnes-sur-Mer, French Riviera%u2022%u0009Private Island, Stockholm Archipelago%u2022%u0009Private collection, Marstrand, Swedish West CoastLeft: La Concorde, Promenade de Cagnes-sur-Mer, French RivieraAbove left: Private island, Stockholm archipelago, SwedenAbove right: Above right: Private collection, Marstrand, Sweden7La Concorde1969